Course Description
Discover how to visualize data in Tableau Desktop. In this 2-day instructor-led course for Tableau Creators, learn how to effectively display data insights in Tableau, tailor visualizations based on data type, and avoid data misrepresentation.
This is a technical course designed for experienced Tableau Creators who are responsible for visualizing data with Tableau Desktop. Students should have a solid understanding of Tableau Desktop. This course exclusively covers how to visualize data with Tableau, but does not include instruction on how to use Tableau. Ideally, you have taken the Tableau Desktop I: Fundamentals and Tableau Desktop II: Intermediate courses, but these are not official prerequisites.
When you complete this class, you will be able to:
- Design visualizations that reduce cognitive load to effectively leverage short-term memory.
- Build visualizations that align with pre-attentive attributes to effectively harness sensory memory.
- Craft visualizations to inform viewers without misleading them.
- Harness appropriate chart types to answer specific questions.
- Construct dashboards and stories using visual best practices.
Course Outline Below
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Course Modules
Visual Analytics Process
- Define Visual Analytics
- Follow the Visual Analytics Process
- Recognize Advantages of Visual Analysis
Memory and Processing
- Distinguish Between Memory and Processing Types
Short-Term Memory
- Define Cognitive Load
- Focus and Guide the Viewer
- Remove Visual Distractions
- Organize Information into Chunks
- Design for Contiguity
Sensory Memory: Overview
- Describe Pre-attentive Attributes
- Define Quantitatively-Perceived Attributes
- Understand Categorically-Perceived Attributes
Sensory Memory: Form
- Describe Key Form Attributes
- Define Length
- Measure Width
- Understand Size
- Determine Orientation
- Apply Shape
- Build an Enclosure
Sensory Memory: Color
- Define Color Attributes
- Describe Color Relativity
- Understand Color Vision Deficiency
- Select a Color Hue
- Determine Color Intensity
Sensory Memory: Position
- Define Position Attributes
- Describe 2-D Position
- Understand Spatial Grouping
Informing Without Misleading
- Follow Gestalt Principles
- Test Visual Area Assumptions
- Determine Axis Assumptions
- Assess Color Assumptions
- Decide an Appropriate Amount of Detail
Charts for Viewing Specific Values
- Ask Questions that Lead To Viewing Specific Values
- Select Chart Types for Viewing Specific Values
- Follow Best Practices for Viewing Specific Values
Charts for Comparing and Ranking Categories
- Ask Questions that Lead To Comparing and Ranking Categories
- Select Chart Types for Comparing and Ranking Categories
- Follow Best Practices for Comparing and Ranking Categories
